[Spoken Intro] Ayy, East side, lift your hands! For every road that brought us here—God bless! [Verse 1] Mum said, “Keep your word when the room gets loud,” So I walk with my people, head up, shoulders proud. From the first bus ride to the late shift home, We made a little hope out of what we could own. No shortcut map, just a name and a plan, One good turn passed from a woman to a man. When the hard days came, we stood our ground, Now the whole crew’s here and the whole town’s sound. [Pre-Chorus] For the hands that held us, for the ones who stayed, For the prayers at dawn and the debts we paid— Raise it up, let the whole place know, We got this far by the grace we’ve been shown. [Chorus] God bless! (God bless!) Bless the ones who never let us fold! God bless! (God bless!) Every young heart with a dream to hold! From the coast to the hills, let the whole crowd sing, Goodness in our steps, let the good news ring! God bless! (God bless!) We rise together, let the whole world know! [Verse 2] For the sister with the books and the brother with the tools, For the coach after practice, keeping faith in the youth. For the neighbor who shared when the cupboard ran low, For the friend who said, “Take your time, you can grow.” We don’t need a crown just to carry our worth, We can plant that kindness in the middle of earth. If you’ve got one chance, make it count, make it kind, Leave a little more light for the next in line. [Pre-Chorus] For the hands that held us, for the ones who stayed, For the prayers at dawn and the debts we paid— Raise it up, let the whole place know, We got this far by the grace we’ve been shown. [Chorus] God bless! (God bless!) Bless the ones who never let us fold! God bless! (God bless!) Every young heart with a dream to hold! From the coast to the hills, let the whole crowd sing, Goodness in our steps, let the good news ring! God bless! (God bless!) We rise together, let the whole world know! [Drop] Hands up—hold steady! One heart—one people! [Final Chorus] God bless! (God bless!) Bless the ones who never let us fold! God bless! (God bless!) Every young heart with a dream to hold! From the coast to the hills, let the whole crowd sing, Goodness in our steps, let the good news ring! God bless! (God bless!) We rise together, let the whole world know! [Outro] God bless our home! God bless our people! Ayy—together we rise!
